It's a sad state of affairs. High crime led to vacant properties which led to more crime which led to more vacant properties. Horrible cycle. They said on the local news this morning that the population has shrunk from 2 million to 700,000, that only 40% of the street lights work in the city. They also gave numbers on vacant properties but I can't remember them and don't want to misquote.
Yes, it sure is and in a great country like America.

But lets us look at this closer...

Who can we blame for this? How do you think people will twist things so the blame falls on someone else.... rather then the real reason this happen....
I know lets blame.....